John Hancock Life Insurance Company, U.S.A. is an American insurance company based in Boston. Established April 21, 1862, it was named in honor of John Hancock, a prominent American Patriot.
In 2004, Canadian multinational life insurance company Manulife Financial acquired John Hancock and operates it as an independent subsidiary. The company and the majority of Manulife's U.S. assets continue to operate under the John Hancock name.
History
On April 21, 1862, the charter of the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company was approved by John A. Andrew, governor of Massachusetts.[3]
There was not always a standardization for how the company name has been referenced. For example, a John Hancock advertisement from 1912 refers to the company as "John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company," but some John Hancock advertisements and newspaper articles from the 1930s refer to it as the "John Hancock Life Insurance Company."[3] However, 1940s sources again refer to the company as the "John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company."
In 1964, the company financed the construction of the John Hancock Center (now known as 875 Michigan Avenue) in